2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Women's singles

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Indian Wells – Women's singles
2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells
Final
Champion Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu
Runner-up Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi
Score6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2019  · Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells ·  2021  

Viktorija Golubic was the defending champion [1] but chose not to participate.

Contents

Irina-Camelia Begu won the title, without losing a set throughout the tournament, defeating Misaki Doi in the final, 6–3, 6–3.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková (third round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova (second round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera (third round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend (second round)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino (second round)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle (second round)
  8. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin (third round)
  9. Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)
  10. Flag of Romania.svg Patricia Maria Țig (withdrew)
  11. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig (withdrew)
  12. Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale (second round)
  13. Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi (final)
  14. Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn (third round)
  15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (second round)
  16. Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Gracheva (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
PR Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva 64 6
5 Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund 1 62
PR Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
13 Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi w/o
13 Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 4 777
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 65 63
13 Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 3 3
Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 66
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 5 1
Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 76
  Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 66
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko 4 4
  Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović 65 5
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko 2 77

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková 72 6
  Flag of the United States.svg S Vickery 66 Flag of the United States.svg S Vickery 5 60
Flag of the United States.svg C McNally 2 3 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková 63 4
PR Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 66PR Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 3 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiy Wang 4 1 PR Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 4 66
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 62 2
PR Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 64 6
5 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 1 62
LL Flag of the United States.svg H Chang 1 3
Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 776 Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Loeb 624 Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 2 2
  Flag of the United States.svg A Li 1 771 5 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Dart 6646 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Dart 2 5
5 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 67

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of the United States.svg B Pera 64 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg C Vandeweghe 672 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xin Wang 4 64
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xin Wang 7963 Flag of the United States.svg B Pera 64 4
Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 4 3 13 Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 3 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg A Muhammad 66Q Flag of the United States.svg A Muhammad 2 3
13 Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 66
13 Flag of Japan.svg M Doi 4 777
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 65 63
12 Flag of the United States.svg C McHale 64 3
Flag of Austria.svg B Haas 61 6 Flag of Austria.svg B Haas 4 66
PR Flag of the United States.svg I Falconi 4 63   Flag of Austria.svg B Haas 1 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 66 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 677
WC Flag of the United States.svg C Liu 1 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 64776
7 Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 77622

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Flag of Japan.svg N Hibino 3 0
  Flag of the United States.svg S Rogers 66 Flag of the United States.svg S Rogers 66
Flag of the United States.svg N Gibbs 3 4 Flag of the United States.svg S Rogers 642
  Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 2 7769 Flag of the United States.svg J Pegula 776
Flag of Ukraine.svg A Kalinina 6654 Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 4 65
9 Flag of the United States.svg J Pegula 677
9 Flag of the United States.svg J Pegula 5 1
Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 76
14 Flag of the United States.svg K Ahn 64 6
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya 0 4 Flag of the United States.svg UM Arconada 1 61
Flag of the United States.svg UM Arconada 6614 Flag of the United States.svg K Ahn 3 3
PR Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 4 1 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 66
Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 66 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 66
4 Flag of the United States.svg T Townsend 0 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu 677
  Flag of Ukraine.svg K Zavatska 1 66 Flag of Ukraine.svg K Zavatska 3 63
Flag of the United States.svg F Di Lorenzo 61 3 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg L Zhu 4 5
  Flag of Serbia.svg O Danilović 1 66 Flag of Serbia.svg O Danilović 67
Flag of Paraguay.svg V Cepede Royg 64 4 Flag of Serbia.svg O Danilović 66
LL Flag of the United States.svg M Mateas 3 0
  Flag of Serbia.svg O Danilović 65 5
Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 2 77
16 Flag of Russia.svg V Gracheva 64 2
Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 63 6 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 0 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg D Lao 3 61 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg H Baptiste 5 3 PR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Boulter 3 3
PR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Boulter 76PR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Boulter 63 6
2 Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova 4 63

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad (qualified)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Lao (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

Qualifying competition
     
1 Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad 72 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg Maria Mateas 5 63

Second qualifier

Qualifying competition
     
2 Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Lao 65 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg Hanna Chang 1 72

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References

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